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Quartiles

The set of journals have been ranked according to their SJR and divided into four equal groups, four quartiles. Q1 (green) comprises the quarter of the journals with the highest values, Q2 (yellow) the second highest values, Q3 (orange) the third highest values and Q4 (red) the lowest values.

Category

Year

Quartile

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

2006

Q1

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

2007

Q1

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

2008

Q1

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

2009

Q1

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

2010

Q1

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

2011

Q1

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

2012

Q1

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

2013

Q1

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

2014

Q1

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

2015

Q1

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

2016

Q1

Computational Theory and Mathematics

2006

Q1

Computational Theory and Mathematics

2007

Q1

Computational Theory and Mathematics

2008

Q1

Computational Theory and Mathematics

2009

Q1

Computational Theory and Mathematics

2010

Q1

Computational Theory and Mathematics

2011

Q1

Computational Theory and Mathematics

2012

Q1

Computational Theory and Mathematics

2013

Q1

Computational Theory and Mathematics

2014

Q1

Computational Theory and Mathematics

2015

Q1

Computational Theory and Mathematics

2016

Q1

Ecology

2006

Q1

Ecology

2007

Q1

Ecology

2008

Q1

Ecology

2009

Q1

Ecology

2010

Q1

Ecology

2011

Q1

Ecology

2012

Q1

Ecology

2013

Q1

Ecology

2014

Q1

Ecology

2015

Q1

Ecology

2016

Q1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

2006

Q1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

2007

Q1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

2008

Q1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

2009

Q1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

2010

Q1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

2011

Q1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

2012

Q1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

2013

Q1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

2014

Q1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

2015

Q1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

2016

Q1

Genetics

2006

Q1

Genetics

2007

Q1

Genetics

2008

Q1

Genetics

2009

Q1

Genetics

2010

Q1

Genetics

2011

Q1

Genetics

2012

Q1

Genetics

2013

Q1

Genetics

2014

Q1

Genetics

2015

Q1

Genetics

2016

Q1

Modeling and Simulation

2006

Q1

Modeling and Simulation

2007

Q1

Modeling and Simulation

2008

Q1

Modeling and Simulation

2009

Q1

Modeling and Simulation

2010

Q1

Modeling and Simulation

2011

Q1

Modeling and Simulation

2012

Q1

Modeling and Simulation

2013

Q1

Modeling and Simulation

2014

Q1

Modeling and Simulation

2015

Q1

Modeling and Simulation

2016

Q1

Molecular Biology

2006

Q2

Molecular Biology

2007

Q1

Molecular Biology

2008

Q1

Molecular Biology

2009

Q1

Molecular Biology

2010

Q1

Molecular Biology

2011

Q1

Molecular Biology

2012

Q1

Molecular Biology

2013

Q1

Molecular Biology

2014

Q1

Molecular Biology

2015

Q1

Molecular Biology

2016

Q1

SJR

The SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article'. It is based on the idea that 'all citations are not created equal'. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from
It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is.

Year

SJR

2006

1.988

2007

3.090

2008

3.580

2009

3.273

2010

3.523

2011

3.381

2012

3.329

2013

3.295

2014

3.359

2015

3.430

2016

3.144

Citations per document

This indicator counts the number of citations received by documents from a journal and divides them by the total number of documents published in that journal. The chart shows the evolution of the average number of times documents published in a journal in the past two, three and four years have been cited in the current year. The two years line is equivalent to journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Cites per document

Year

Value

Cites / Doc. (4 years)

2006

3.325

Cites / Doc. (4 years)

2007

4.689

Cites / Doc. (4 years)

2008

5.415

Cites / Doc. (4 years)

2009

5.523

Cites / Doc. (4 years)

2010

6.082

Cites / Doc. (4 years)

2011

5.811

Cites / Doc. (4 years)

2012

6.119

Cites / Doc. (4 years)

2013

5.873

Cites / Doc. (4 years)

2014

5.290

Cites / Doc. (4 years)

2015

5.284

Cites / Doc. (4 years)

2016

4.748

Cites / Doc. (3 years)

2006

3.325

Cites / Doc. (3 years)

2007

4.689

Cites / Doc. (3 years)

2008

5.415

Cites / Doc. (3 years)

2009

5.597

Cites / Doc. (3 years)

2010

5.823

Cites / Doc. (3 years)

2011

5.741

Cites / Doc. (3 years)

2012

5.820

Cites / Doc. (3 years)

2013

5.331

Cites / Doc. (3 years)

2014

5.382

Cites / Doc. (3 years)

2015

5.104

Cites / Doc. (3 years)

2016

4.577

Cites / Doc. (2 years)

2006

3.325

Cites / Doc. (2 years)

2007

4.689

Cites / Doc. (2 years)

2008

5.421

Cites / Doc. (2 years)

2009

4.970

Cites / Doc. (2 years)

2010

5.689

Cites / Doc. (2 years)

2011

5.238

Cites / Doc. (2 years)

2012

4.878

Cites / Doc. (2 years)

2013

5.255

Cites / Doc. (2 years)

2014

5.037

Cites / Doc. (2 years)

2015

4.830

Cites / Doc. (2 years)

2016

4.358

Total Cites

Self-Cites

Evolution of the total number of citations and journal's self-citations received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years.
Journal Self-citation is defined as the number of citation from a journal citing article to articles published by the same journal.

Cites

Year

Value

Self Cites

2006

21

Self Cites

2007

2

Self Cites

2008

150

Self Cites

2009

195

Self Cites

2010

252

Self Cites

2011

284

Self Cites

2012

364

Self Cites

2013

405

Self Cites

2014

414

Self Cites

2015

433

Self Cites

2016

395

Total Cites

2006

276

Total Cites

2007

1102

Total Cites

2008

2675

Total Cites

2009

3862

Total Cites

2010

5311

Total Cites

2011

6614

Total Cites

2012

7485

Total Cites

2013

7644

Total Cites

2014

7971

Total Cites

2015

8396

Total Cites

2016

7955

External Cites per Doc

Cites per Doc

Evolution of the number of total citation per document and external citation per document (i.e. journal self-citations removed) received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years.
External citations are calculated by subtracting the number of self-citations from the total number of citations received by the journal’s documents.

Cites

Year

Value

External Cites per document

2006

3.072

External Cites per document

2007

4.681

External Cites per document

2008

5.111

External Cites per document

2009

5.314

External Cites per document

2010

5.547

External Cites per document

2011

5.495

External Cites per document

2012

5.537

External Cites per document

2013

5.048

External Cites per document

2014

5.103

External Cites per document

2015

4.841

External Cites per document

2016

4.350

Cites per document

2006

3.325

Cites per document

2007

4.689

Cites per document

2008

5.415

Cites per document

2009

5.597

Cites per document

2010

5.823

Cites per document

2011

5.741

Cites per document

2012

5.820

Cites per document

2013

5.331

Cites per document

2014

5.382

Cites per document

2015

5.104

Cites per document

2016

4.577

% International Collaboration

International Collaboration accounts for the articles that have been produced by researchers from several countries. The chart shows the ratio of a journal's documents signed by researchers from more than one country; that is including more than one country address.

Year

International Collaboration

2006

33.14

2007

26.21

2008

31.71

2009

34.12

2010

30.08

2011

37.20

2012

40.75

2013

40.14

2014

38.13

2015

41.67

2016

38.49

Citable documents

Non-citable documents

Not every article in a journal is considered primary research and therefore "citable", this chart shows the ratio of a journal's articles including substantial research (research articles, conference papers and reviews) in three year windows vs. those documents other than research articles, reviews and conference papers.

Documents

Year

Value

Non-citable documents

2006

5

Non-citable documents

2007

28

Non-citable documents

2008

59

Non-citable documents

2009

62

Non-citable documents

2010

46

Non-citable documents

2011

18

Non-citable documents

2012

19

Non-citable documents

2013

20

Non-citable documents

2014

24

Non-citable documents

2015

49

Non-citable documents

2016

74

Citable documents

2006

83

Citable documents

2007

235

Citable documents

2008

494

Citable documents

2009

690

Citable documents

2010

912

Citable documents

2011

1152

Citable documents

2012

1286

Citable documents

2013

1434

Citable documents

2014

1481

Citable documents

2015

1645

Citable documents

2016

1738

Cited documents

Uncited documents

Ratio of a journal's items, grouped in three years windows, that have been cited at least once vs. those not cited during the following year.